Convertible chair



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E. H. LEWIS.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR. No. 321,280. Patented June 80, 1885.

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CONVERTIBLE CHAIR. No. 321,230. Patented June 30. 1885.

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EDWARD H. LEWIS, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 321,230, dated June 30, 1885.

' Application filed November 18, 1884. (No model.)

Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Oombination-Ghair, of which the fol-,

lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in an easy or reclining folding chair of novel and peculiar construction, readily convertible into .a settee, bed or cot, a lounge, a childs crib, and a carpet or wall-paper exhibiting frame, and in special constructions of its parts or certain of them, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a front view, and Fig. 2 a side view, of the article as arranged or adjusted to form an'easy-chair. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same when adjusted, as shown by full lines, to form a settee, bed, or cot, and when adjusted, as shown by dotted lines, to form a lounge. Fig. 4 is a side View of the article when adjusted to form a crib, and Fig. 5 a side view or diagram of the article when adjusted to form a carpet or wall-paper exhibiting frame.

The article is composed of three main bent sections, made either of Wood, brass, iron rods,or tubing, and may be put together without tenons or mortising, glued angles, or ordinary framing.

The one section, A, consists of two inverted U-shaped side pieces a a, united by front, side, and back rails, rounds, or strips 1) b. This bent section forms both the legs and arms of the chair, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Another section, B, consists of two side pieces a c, suitably bent, and connected by slats or rails d, to form both a hollow and forwardly-rounded seat and inclined back to the chair. This section is arranged to work within the side pieces a a of the section A, and is pivoted to said side pieces in the rear, as at e c. When the article is adjusted to form an easy-chair, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the section Bis locked in position by a removable pin, f, inserted through one of the side pieces a in front, and entering the adjacent side piece 0 of the section B when the latter rests at its forward portion on the top front rail, b, of the section A.

The third section, 0, which forms an extensionone that shuts up within and back of the section B when the article is adjusted to form an easy-chair-consists of two side pieces 9 g, bent to conform to the side pieces 0 c of the section B, but extending only down the back and partly under the seat of the chair, and united by cross slats or rails h. This section 0 is pivoted, as at z, to the outer or upper end of the back of the chair, and is locked, when the whole article is adjusted to form a chair, by a removable pin, 70, inserted through one of the side pieces 0, and entering the adjacent side piece 9 of the section 0. Said section 0 is also provided with swinging legs ll, arranged at or near its pivoted end, and which shut up between the sections B and 0 when the article is adjusted to form an easychair.

The several rails or slats b, d, and It may be secured to their respective side pieces by nails, tacks, or screws. Instead of making the sections A B G of slatted work, however, perforated boards, cane-work, carpeting, duck, or leather may be used. Casters, rubber taps, or rockers may also be applied to the article, if desired. Instead of the holding-pins f and 70, any other suitable catches may be used.

A chair made as described is both simple in construction, durable, symmetrical in appearance, and cheap.

To adjust the chair to form a settee, bed, or cot, as shown by full lines in Fig. 3, the holding-pins f and k are removed, the section 0 extended by tilting it on its pivots 7;, and the section B tilted on its pivots e, to form an extended bottom and raised end or head, and so that the outer bent ends of the side pieces 9 of the extended section 0 (whioh,when closed up in the article as a chair, is hidden from view) form front legs for the settee, bed, or cot without extra framing or work. The swinging legs Z are let down to form middle supports at or near the pivots i, and the side pieces a of the section A form back legs.

To convert the chair into a lounge, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the swinging legs I are adjusted to lie fiat on the floor or ground, and the sections B and C flexed to bring them at their pivoted junction i on the floor.

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To convert the chair into a crib, as shown in Fig. 4, the section B is swung on its pivots e, to bring the inclined back of the chair into ahorizontal position, the swinging legs Zturned down, and the extension-section O raised into an upright position. Crib sides D D, of any 'suitable removable construction, are introduced and secured by pins or catches between the frame of the crib on its opposite sides, to complete the structure.

To convert the chair into a frame for exhibiting carpets or wall-paper, the section B is tilted on its pivots e, to give the back of the chair an upwardly-inclined position, and the extension-section O adjusted or let down from its elevated pivots i, to rest at its bent end on the floor, as shown in Fig. 5.

Iam aware that the arms of a chair have been extended to form legs, and I am also aware that a frame forming the back and seat of a chair has been pivoted to a base and provided with a hinged extension having legs to support it when in a horizontal position, the said extension being adapted to fold against the said frame when not in use, and I therefore do not claim such inventions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters B, composed of connected bent side pieces'c 0,

forming both seat and back, the pivots e 6, connecting said sections, the bent extensionsection 0, composed of connected bent side pieces 9 g, and arranged to shut up within the side pieces 0 c of the section B, the pivots i i, and the swinging leg or legs l 1, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. a

EDWARD H. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

A. E. BAIRD, E. O. LEWIS. 

